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Alpraham is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, on the A51 road between Nantwich and Chester, seven miles north-west of Nantwich. The population is around 400.

Alpraham
The Travellers Rest
Alpraham Location within Cheshire
Population	407 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ584595
Civil parish	Alpraham
Unitary authority	Cheshire East
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TARPORLEY
Postcode district	CW6
Dialling code	01829
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Eddisbury
List of places UK England Cheshire 53.131°N 2.621°W / 53.131; -2.621

The Travellers Rest public house is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.[1] It was built in about 1850 and extended in 1937, and the interwar interior remains largely unchanged.[2]

Demography

The 2001 Census gave the parish's population as 373,[3] rising to 407 in 162 households in the 2011 Census.[4] The population density was 0.6 persons/hectare in 2011, well below the average of 3.2 persons/hectare for Cheshire East.[4]

History

Alpraham was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Edwin, Earl of Mercia in 1066 and belonging to Gilbert de Venables in 1086 when it had 3 villagers and 6 smallholders.[5] It had 4 ploughlands, 1 men's plough team, 2 acres of meadow and 2 leagues of woodland.[5] In 1086 the value of the manor was just 8 shillings whereas in 1066 it had been 1 pound.[5]

See also

• Listed buildings in Alpraham

References

External links

• Alpraham Parish Council
• Alpraham in the Domesday Book

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